Boss-audio-systems GT-6B Manual de usuario

Owner’s Manual Printing Conventions in This Manual• Text or numerals enclosed in square brackets [ ] indicate buttons.[WRITE] WRITE button[UTILITY]

10Panel Descriptions WAH (p. 31)27 WAH ON/OFF ButtonPress this to switch the wah on and off and when changing other settings. FX-1 (p. 33)28 FX-1 ON

11Panel DescriptionsRear Panelfig.00-021 INPUT JackThe bass guitar is connected here.2 OUTPUT LEVEL KnobAdjusts the volume level of the output from th

12Chapter 1 Playing SoundsMaking Connections* To prevent malfunction and/or damage to speakers or other devices, always turn down the volume, and turn

13Chapter 1 Playing SoundsChapter 1* When using the GT-6B with a foot switch (the optional FS-5U) connected to the SUB EXP PEDAL/SUB CTL 1,2 jack, set

14Chapter 1 Playing SoundsWhat is a Patch?When performing on your bass, you may select a variety of different tones according to what and where you ar

15Chapter 1 Playing SoundsChapter 1Turning Each of the Effects in a Patch On and OffYou can use pedals 1–4 to switch on and off the individual effects

16Chapter 2 Creating You Own Favorite Tones (Patches)Getting the Tones You Want-Fast (EZ Tone)In addition to tones (patches) that you can actually use

17Chapter 2 Creating You Own Favorite Tones (Patches)Chapter 2COMP/LIMITER LEVELAdjusts the compressor/limiter volume level. The volume increases as t

18Chapter 2 Creating You Own Favorite Tones (Patches)Adding and Omitting EffectsYou can switch the internal effects on and off, which lets you change

19Chapter 2 Creating You Own Favorite Tones (Patches)Chapter 2Setting the Effect Tones (Quick Settings)Quick Settings are preprogrammed effect setting

2USING THE UNIT SAFELY001• Before using this unit, make sure to read the instructions below, and the Owner’s Manual...

20Chapter 2 Creating You Own Favorite Tones (Patches)Using the Pedal Effects (Wah, Pedal Bend, Ring Modulator)You can use the GT-6B’s expression pedal

21Chapter 2 Creating You Own Favorite Tones (Patches)Chapter 2Ring Modulatorfig.02-131. Press [FX-1].2. Turn on the FX-1 effect (“Adding Effects”; p.

22Chapter 2 Creating You Own Favorite Tones (Patches)Changing the Order of the Effects (Effect Chain)You can freely change the order in which the effe

23Chapter 3Chapter 3 Saving the Tones You Have CreatedWriteWhen you want to save a tone created, or a tone for which changes have been made, use the W

24Chapter 3 Saving the Tones You Have CreatedExchanging PatchesOn the GT-6B, you can exchange the positions of two User patches.fig.03-051. Select the

25Chapter 4Chapter 4 The Effects ExplainedThis chapter describes the particular qualities of each of the GT-6B’s internal effects, as well as the para

26Chapter 4 The Effects ExplainedOD/DIST (Overdrive/Distortion)This effect distorts the sound to create long sustain. The GT-6B provides nine types of

27Chapter 4 The Effects ExplainedChapter 4CHORUSThis is an effect that adds a slightly detuned sound to the original bass sound, resulting in a beauti

28Chapter 4 The Effects Explained* When Sound On Sound is selected, Pedal 4 and the BYPASS/CTL pedal function as Sound On Sound controls. For more det

29Chapter 4 The Effects ExplainedChapter 4Delay Time FineMakes fine adjustments (in units of 1 ms) to the delay time.Tap Time (Used Only with Pan)Adju

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30Chapter 4 The Effects ExplainedTrebleAdjusts the tone of the upper range.MiddleAdjusts the tone of the midrange.* While some amps do not feature a m

31Chapter 4 The Effects ExplainedChapter 4Direct LevelAdjusts the volume of the direct sound.3 BAND PARAMETRIC EQThis is a 3-band parametric equalizer

32Chapter 4 The Effects Explained● When Type is Set to Custom 1–3You can make settings for the following parameters when TYPE is set to Custom 1–3.Mak

33Chapter 4 The Effects ExplainedChapter 4RateThis selects the auto wah cycle.* When set to BPM, the value of each parameter is set according to the v

34Chapter 4 The Effects ExplainedSensThis adjusts the Enhancer sensitivity. The more the value is increased, the more softly you can play and still ha

35Chapter 4 The Effects ExplainedChapter 4FX-2With FX-2, you can select the effect to be used from the following.• PHASER• FLANGER• HARMONIST• PITCH S

36Chapter 4 The Effects Explained FL: FlangerThis produces a flanging effect that gives a sort of “twisting” character to the sound. Although it rese

37Chapter 4 The Effects ExplainedChapter 4FeedbackThis adjusts the feedback amount of the harmonist sound.* Only PS1 can be selected when this is set

38Chapter 4 The Effects ExplainedMono:This mode is for the input of individual notes.Select this setting when you want to obtain a pedal bend effect u

39Chapter 4 The Effects ExplainedChapter 4Lo PreDly (Low Pre Delay)Adjusts the time from when the direct sound in the lower range is output until the

4IMPORTANT NOTES291aIn addition to the items listed under “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” on page 2–3, please read and observe the following:Power Supply301•

40Chapter 4 The Effects Explained4. Press PARAMETER [ ] a number of times until the User Phrase settings screen is displayed.fig.04-045. Press PARAMET

41Chapter 4 The Effects ExplainedChapter 4 VIB: VibratoThe vibrato effect is created by slightly modulating the pitch.Parameter ValueRate 0–100, BPM

42Chapter 4 The Effects ExplainedManual (with Auto)Sets the point at which the two vowels will be switched. When set to “50,” an equal length of time

43Chapter 4 The Effects ExplainedChapter 4Bow:Waveform shaping outputs a soft sound with no attack.Octave Shift(with Square and Saw)This outputs sound

44Chapter 4 The Effects ExplainedNS: Noise SuppressorThis effect reduces the noise and hum picked up by the bass. Use this when noise that occurs when

45Chapter 5Chapter 5 Setting the Pedal Functions (Pedal Assign)These settings can be saved separately to individual patches.Selecting Each Effect to B

46Chapter 5 Setting the Pedal Functions (Pedal Assign)If You Don’t Want to Use the Expression Pedal as a “Volume Pedal”Use the procedure below to turn

47Chapter 5 Setting the Pedal Functions (Pedal Assign)Chapter 5(Expression pedal switch)fig.05-05(CTL pedal)fig.05-06Holding down [ ] (or [ ]) and pre

48Chapter 5 Setting the Pedal Functions (Pedal Assign)Controlling Effects with the GT-6B Pedals, External Pedals, and External MIDI DevicesMake these

49Chapter 5 Setting the Pedal Functions (Pedal Assign)Chapter 5Making the Parameter SettingsThis sets the parameters to be controlled with Assign.Targ

5ContentsUSING THE UNIT SAFELY ... 2IMPORTANT NOTES... 4Main Features ...

50Chapter 5 Setting the Pedal Functions (Pedal Assign)When controlling an On/Off target with the expression pedalfig.05-15* The range that can be sele

51Chapter 5 Setting the Pedal Functions (Pedal Assign)Chapter 5Active Rangefig.05-18When an expression pedal or other controller that changes the valu

52Chapter 6 Using the Customize FunctionWith the GT-6’s Customize function, you can rely on your own sensibilities and create a totally new effect by

53Chapter 6 Using the Customize FunctionChapter 6Making “Custom” Pedal Wah SettingsHere, you can make three different sets of settings, Custom 1, Cust

54Chapter 7 Using Sound On SoundYou can use the “Sound On Sound function” by selecting “SOS” with the REV/DLY Fx Select (p. 27).Here, the Number 4 ped

55Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 8 Convenient Features of the GT-6BOutputting Sounds Without Effects Applied (Bypass)The GT-6B features bypass circuitry. B

56Chapter 8 Convenient Features of the GT-6BDIRECT/MONO: Direct/Mono OutputOutput from one of the connectors is the GT-6B’s stereo output mixed to mon

57Chapter 8 Convenient Features of the GT-6BChapter 8At this time, the indicators of the PATCH and PATCH pedals light, indicating that the instrumen

58Chapter 8 Convenient Features of the GT-6BAdjusting the Overall Sound to Match the Usage Environment (Global)The GT-6B includes a feature that allow

59Chapter 8 Convenient Features of the GT-6BChapter 8Checking the Effect Output Level with the Level MeterYou can meter the output level of each effec

6ContentsControlling Effects with the GT-6B Pedals, External Pedals, and External MIDI Devices...48Making the Assign On/Off Setting...

60Chapter 9 Other FunctionsAdjusting the Display Contrast (LCD Contrast)Depending on where the GT-6B is placed the display may become hard to read. If

61Chapter 9 Other FunctionsChapter 9Switching the Bank and Numberfig.09-051. Press the BANK or BANK pedal to select the desired bank.When you swit

62Chapter 9 Other FunctionsSetting “Expression Pedal Hold”This setting determines whether or not the Pedal Assign’s (p. 45) operational status is carr

63Chapter 9 Other FunctionsChapter 9Setting the Knob Functions (Knob Mode)This sets the way the values of settings are changed when the control knobs

64Chapter 10 Using MIDIWhat Can You Do with MIDI?You can perform the following operations using MIDI with the GT-6B.* The use of MIDI requires that th

65Chapter 10 Using MIDIChapter 10Making the Settings for MIDI FunctionsHere is a description of the GT-6B’s MIDI functions. Set them as needed, depend

66Chapter 10 Using MIDIMIDI PC OUT (MIDI Program Change Out) Off, Onfig.10-09This setting determines whether or not Program Change messages are output

67Chapter 10 Using MIDIChapter 10Transmitting and Receiving MIDI DataOn the GT-6B, you can use Exclusive messages to provide another GT-6B with identi

68Chapter 10 Using MIDIfig.10-19When the transmission is completed, the screen prior to transmission returns to the display.4. Press [EXIT] to return

69Chapter 10 Using MIDIChapter 10Setting the Program Change MapWhen switching patches using Program Change messages transmitted by an external MIDI de

7Main FeaturesPowerful COSM Modeling Effects Built-InFeatures internal high-quality modeled effects, including bass amp, overdrive/distortion, compres

70Chapter 10 Using MIDIEnabling/Disabling the Program Change Map Settings (MIDI Map Select)This setting determines whether patches are switched accord

71AppendicesAppendicesAbout MIDIMIDI is an acronym for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, and is a world-wide standard for allowing electronic musi

72AppendicesSystem messagesSystem messages include exclusive messages, messages used for synchronization, and messages used to keep a MIDI system runn

73AppendicesAppendicesRestoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset)Restoring the GT-6B to the settings made at the factory is referred to as “Factory

74AppendicesTroubleshootingIf there is no sound, or if the GT-6B does not function as you expect, first check the following points. If the measures in

75AppendicesAppendicesMIDI messages are not transmitted/received❍ Is the MIDI cable broken?→ Try using a different MIDI cable.❍ Is the GT-6B correctly

76AppendicesMIDI Implementation Chartfig.11-401Function...BasicChannelModeNoteNumber :VelocityAfterTouchPitch BendControlChangeProgChangeSystem Exclus

77AppendicesAppendicesMain SpecificationsGT-6B: Bass Effects ProcessorAD Conversion24-bit + AF methodDA Conversion24-bitSampling frequency44.1 kHzProg

78IndexNumerics12Stage ... 352CE ...

79IndexLevel Meter ... 59LIMITER ...

8Panel DescriptionsFront Panelfig.00-011 DisplayA variety of information about the GT-6B appears here.The left display shows the bank number.The right

80IndexTT/P ... 42Tap Time ...

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9Panel Descriptions6 COMP/LIMITER ON/OFF ButtonPress this to switch the compressor/limiter on and off and when changing other settings.7 TYPE VARIATIO